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Showing posts with label kindness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kindness. Show all posts

Sunday, July 27, 2014

The other sin of Sodom

When it comes to homosexuality, the Church has been accused of having a double standard.  The Church very clearly denounces homosexual behavior and defines marriage to be "between a man and a woman" (The Family).  And yet the Church has also reached out to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) individuals, especially recently with the website mormonsandgays.org.  It saddens me when I hear about members of the Church who have come out as LGBT and were immediately shunned or ridiculed by members of their own ward; people who should have been their friends.  It saddens me because I know that's not how the Savior would treat that person, and it's not how the General Authorities of the Church have taught that they should be treated.

The Question:
How does the Church teach that LGBT individuals should be treated?